Dental Science - Case Report Ameloblastic carcinoma: A case series P. Satish Kumaran, V. Anuradha1, S Gokkulakrishnan2, Lalita Thambiah1, Ajay Kumar Jagadish3, G. Satheesh3
Department of CranioFacial Surgery, Annasawmy Mudaliar General Hospital, Departments of Facio-Maxillary Surgery, 1 M. R. Ambedkar Dental College, Bengaluru, Karnataka, 2Institute of Dental Sciences, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, 3Department of Cranio-Facial Surgery, Asan Memorial Dental College, Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, India
ABSTRACT Ameloblastic carcinoma is a rare odontogenic tumor exhibiting not only features of ameloblastoma, but also features of carcinoma. Clinical dissemination of this lesion is more aggressive and rapid than that of ameloblastoma and it can metastasize to the lung or regional lymph node. Histologically, there are features of both ameloblastoma and carcinoma.
Department of CranioFacial Surgery, Annasawmy Mudaliar General Hospital, Departments of Facio-Maxillary Surgery, 1 M. R. Ambedkar Dental College, Bengaluru, Karnataka, 2Institute of Dental Sciences, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, 3Department of Cranio-Facial Surgery, Asan Memorial Dental College, Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, India
ABSTRACT Ameloblastic carcinoma is a rare odontogenic tumor exhibiting not only features of ameloblastoma, but also features of carcinoma. Clinical dissemination of this lesion is more aggressive and rapid than that of ameloblastoma and it can metastasize to the lung or regional lymph node. Histologically, there are features of both ameloblastoma and carcinoma.
